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| Girl claims victory in Sainsbury's trouser pockets battle | |
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| Georgia wrote to Sainsbury's asking for girls' trousers to include pockets | Georgia wrote to Sainsbury's asking for girls' trousers to include pockets |
| An eight-year-old girl has claimed victory after supermarket chain Sainsbury's started including pockets on the school trousers she wears. | An eight-year-old girl has claimed victory after supermarket chain Sainsbury's started including pockets on the school trousers she wears. |
| Georgia, from Ipswich, said she was unhappy to find some trousers at the store had pockets stitched in and others - which she wore - did not. | Georgia, from Ipswich, said she was unhappy to find some trousers at the store had pockets stitched in and others - which she wore - did not. |
| She wrote a letter to the retail giant and started a petition at her school. | She wrote a letter to the retail giant and started a petition at her school. |
| Sainsbury's sells clothes under the brand name Tu and a spokesperson said: "Customer feedback is really important to us and we share Georgia's passion for offering a choice in style of school uniform." | Sainsbury's sells clothes under the brand name Tu and a spokesperson said: "Customer feedback is really important to us and we share Georgia's passion for offering a choice in style of school uniform." |
| Georgia said she had been shopping with her mum to buy trousers for school and recalled: "They didn't have real pockets; they just had fake ones and then we went in the boys' and they had pockets and I thought it was unfair, so I bought boys' trousers." | Georgia said she had been shopping with her mum to buy trousers for school and recalled: "They didn't have real pockets; they just had fake ones and then we went in the boys' and they had pockets and I thought it was unfair, so I bought boys' trousers." |
| Tu said its school clothes were categorised by age and not labelled by gender. | Tu said its school clothes were categorised by age and not labelled by gender. |
| The new trousers that Georgia's family have bought have a bow stitched into the waist, as well as the deep pockets. | The new trousers that Georgia's family have bought have a bow stitched into the waist, as well as the deep pockets. |
| Georgia's new trousers from Sainsbury's, on the left, have deeper pockets and bows stitched on. | Georgia's new trousers from Sainsbury's, on the left, have deeper pockets and bows stitched on. |
| Georgia said she wrote a letter to the supermarket in 2024 and received a reply saying her feedback would be taken into consideration. | Georgia said she wrote a letter to the supermarket in 2024 and received a reply saying her feedback would be taken into consideration. |
| A representative from the company wrote back: "I'm sorry currently girls' school trousers do not have pockets. I agree they should." | A representative from the company wrote back: "I'm sorry currently girls' school trousers do not have pockets. I agree they should." |
| She said she did not feel listened to and she subsequently persuaded 56 children to sign her petition at school, and "some of them were boys". | She said she did not feel listened to and she subsequently persuaded 56 children to sign her petition at school, and "some of them were boys". |
| Sainsbury's did not reply to her petition, but she said when she returned to the store this year, "there were pockets in the girls' trousers". | Sainsbury's did not reply to her petition, but she said when she returned to the store this year, "there were pockets in the girls' trousers". |
| When approached by the BBC, Sainsbury's did not confirm whether Georgia's letter and petitioning influenced its decision. | When approached by the BBC, Sainsbury's did not confirm whether Georgia's letter and petitioning influenced its decision. |
| Georgia's letter said that girls needed pockets to carry things, as well as boys | Georgia's letter said that girls needed pockets to carry things, as well as boys |
| Sainsbury's response to Georgia said that girls trousers should have pockets. | Sainsbury's response to Georgia said that girls trousers should have pockets. |
| The TU spokesperson said its range was "thoughtfully designed with comfort and durability in mind". | |
| Contradicting the letter sent from Sainsbury's to Georgia, the spokesperson added a "wide selection" had been offered by the brand for "many years" and this includes "trousers with pockets". | |
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